"My life in Doha : between dream and reality is Dr. Rachel Hajar's memoir of her remarkable life int he heart of Arab-Islamic culture and society. Rachel never dreamed she would marry and Arab cardiologist or live in Qatar, a place she had never heard of before. When she left her homeland in the Philippines to pursue medical training in the United States, she fell in love with a young Qatari poet-physician who was also trainign to be a cardiologist in America. They married, had children, and after completing their studies, moved to Doha, Qatar"-- Back cover.